Echeclus
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Genus: | Echeclus Thorell, 1890
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Species: | E. concinnus
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Echeclus concinnus Thorell, 1890
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1 species |
Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its only described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia.
The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings